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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After watching years of hand wringing over the 75%, I think DC should stop laying all responsibility on DCPS and instead implement a systemic effort to reprogram the parenting mores of that 75%.  Ever single bit of public assistance -- from housing to food stamps-- should be coupled to mandatory parenting classes about what it takes to raise children to responsible adulthood and the values that parents need to demonstrate as role models.

No school-- Latin, Basis or KIPP-- can replace decent parenting.   The woeful performance of DCPS students is not a schools problem, it a parenting problem---and not one single DC politician has the guts to say it.

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I agree with you. However, the reason KIPP type academy (not Latin, not Wilson) is the best short term answer for a lot of DCs low SES is they build in so much to replace the parents (is longer school days). At risk kids need even more. Making a Latin program the band aid is ridiculous. Yes, we need more Latins - but also more specialized programs that address the endemic needs in these neighborhoods. If you are working with parents who can't figur eout how to get their kids to school, maybe the schools need to be nearby. [/quote]

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